Iowa State Football Team History
Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Founded: 1858 Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium Capacity: 43,000 Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White Coach: Earle Bruce Conference: Big Eight-
1978 Season Highlights
Earle Bruce enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Rice
23
19
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
San Diego State
14
13
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Iowa
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Drake
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Nebraska
0
23
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Missouri
13
26
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Oklahoma
6
34
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Kansas
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Kansas State
24
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Oklahoma State
28
15
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Colorado
20
16
W
Wed., Dec. 20
Texas A&M
12
28
L
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 219
Scoring Average 18.3
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 58-67
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.